DA Davidson Has Positive Outlook for MSA FY2025 Earnings

MSA Safety Incorporporated (NYSE:MSA) – Stock analysts at DA Davidson increased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, August 7th. DA Davidson analyst M. Shlisky now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $8.06 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $7.90. DA Davidson currently has a “Buy” rating and a $203.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for MSA Safety Incorporporated’s current full-year earnings is $8.06 per share.

MSA Safety Incorporporated (NYSE:MSA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.17. MSA Safety Incorporporated had a return on equity of 26.03% and a net margin of 15.15%. The company had revenue of $474.12 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $446.46 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.01 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Robert W. Baird set a $166.00 price objective on MSA Safety Incorporporated in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Stifel Nicolaus began coverage on MSA Safety Incorporporated in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. They set a “hold” rating and a $182.00 price objective for the company. Wall Street Zen lowered MSA Safety Incorporporated from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, July 18th. Finally, B. Riley reissued a “buy” rating and set a $195.00 price objective (down from $200.00) on shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, MSA Safety Incorporporated has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $189.20.

MSA Safety Incorporporated Stock Down 2.8%

Shares of MSA stock opened at $169.32 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $6.63 billion, a PE ratio of 24.15 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 1.90 and a current ratio of 3.11. The business’s fifty day moving average is $171.58 and its 200-day moving average is $160.74. MSA Safety Incorporporated has a 1 year low of $127.86 and a 1 year high of $187.41.

MSA Safety Incorporporated Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 15th will be given a $0.53 dividend. This represents a $2.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 15th. MSA Safety Incorporporated’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 30.24%.

Institutional Trading of MSA Safety Incorporporated

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. boosted its position in shares of MSA Safety Incorporporated by 57.1% in the first quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. now owns 4,881 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $716,000 after buying an additional 1,775 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in MSA Safety Incorporporated by 39.4% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 269 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the last quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. boosted its position in MSA Safety Incorporporated by 2.0% during the first quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 29,074 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $4,265,000 after purchasing an additional 563 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in MSA Safety Incorporporated during the first quarter valued at $1,273,000. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in MSA Safety Incorporporated by 13.2% during the first quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 82,418 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $12,090,000 after purchasing an additional 9,593 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.51% of the company’s stock.

MSA Safety Incorporporated Company Profile

MSA Safety Incorporated develops, manufactures, and supplies safety products and technology solutions that protect people and facility infrastructures in the fire service, energy, utility, construction, and industrial manufacturing applications, as well as heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration industries worldwide.